Park Jeong-hun, set to make his debut on the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) main tour this year, claimed victory in the opening event of the second-tier Challenge Tour season.
Park shot a 5-under-par 66 in the final second round of the 2026 KPGA Challenge Tour Event 1 (total purse 100 million won) held at Solago CC's Lago Course (par 71) in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, on Sunday. Park finished at 11-under-par 131, beating runner-up Kim Geun-tae (9-under-par 133) by two strokes. The winner's prize was 20 million won.
Park served as a member of the national amateur team in 2024 and earned KPGA professional (associate member) status in April last year, followed by KPGA Tour professional (full member) qualification in June. He secured his main tour seed for this year by finishing third in combined points on the Challenge Tour last year, where he also notched one victory.
"Overall, my feel was good and the putts were dropping well," Park said. "My goal this year is to finish within the top 30 in the Genesis Points on the main tour. I believe the Rookie of the Year award will follow if I can consistently post strong results."